 From left, Food Kart Chairperson Bill Baumann and Kiwanis President Mike Griffin look over the food collected for Food Pantry. |
On July 1 The Kiwanis Club of the Central Adirondacks sponsored its 8th annual Food Pantry Kart Day for the Webb Community Food Pantry and it was very successful.
Kiwanis members and other volunteers were stationed at Kalil's Market in Inlet, DiOrio's Supermarket in Old, Forge and Kinney Drugs in Old Forge. They asked shoppers to consider buying an additional non-perishable food item and drop them off in the grocery carts stationed as they exited the stores. Each shopper was provided with a "Shopping List" of typical non-perishable food items that might be purchased for the Food Pantry.
The shoppers were very generous and cart after cart was filled with various food items. Father Howard Venette of St. Bartholomew's Church, who is the Webb Food Pantry Coordinator, expressed his sincere thanks.
At the end of the day, Kiwanis volunteers transported more than two pickup truck loads of food items to the pantry and collected more than $400 in cash donations.
Kiwanian Bill Baumann, chairperson for this Kiwanis event stated, "The cooperation of the store owners was outstanding and the generosity of the shoppers who took the extra time to purchase an item for the Food Pantry was rewarding to see. It also turned out to be a learning experience for many families to explain to their children why they were giving food to other families.
(Posted July 2, 2016)
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